A Rolling Memorial: The Journalists of Gaza
Each name carries with it a world. Each date, a line in history. These are the Palestinian journalists and media workers who have lost their lives in Gaza since the war began. Some died while filming, others while writing, and many with their families — not far from the stories they had once told.
On 16 April, freelance photojournalist and PJS member Fatima Hassona was killed when an airstrike struck her home in Gaza City.
On 8 April, journalist Ahmed Mansour of Palestine Today succumbed to burns and injuries sustained the day before when a media tent was bombed in Khan Yunis.
On 7 April, that same tent took the life of Hilmi Al Faqawi, a reporter for Palestine TV.
On 24 March, two more names were added: Hossam Shabat, contributor to Al Jazeera Mubasher, died in Jabalia; and Mohammed Mansour, journalist for Palestine Today, was killed in his apartment in Khan Yunis.
On 15 January, as ceasefire whispers echoed, three journalists were silenced:
Aql Hussein Saleh, killed in Al-Shati Camp;
Ahmed Hesham Abu Al-Rous, reported dead in Nuseirat;
and Ahmed Al-Shayyah, a freelance journalist, killed in Khan Yunis.
On 10 January, Saed Abu Nabhan, a freelance photographer for Anadolu Agency, was killed by a sniper while working in Nuseirat.
On 3 January 2025, Omar Al-Derawi was killed when an airstrike flattened his family home in Al-Zawaida.
On 26 December 2024, a press-marked broadcast vehicle outside Al-Awda Hospital was obliterated, killing five journalists from Al-Quds Today:
Fadi Hassouna,
Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Ali,
Mohammed Al-Ladda,
Faisal Abu Al-Qumsan,
and Ayman Al-Jadi.
On 15 December, Ahmed al-Louh, a cameraman for Al Jazeera, was killed in an airstrike on Nuseirat.
On 14 December, two journalists were lost:
Mohammed Jaber Al-Qerinawi, an editor at Sanad News Agency, was killed in Al-Bureij;
Mohammed Baalousha, of Dubai Al Mashhad TV, died in Gaza City.
On 11 December, the airstrike that destroyed the home of Eman El-Shanti, a broadcaster at Voice of Al-Aqsa Radio, also killed her husband and their three children.
On 2 December, Quds News Network confirmed the death of Maysara Salah, who was wounded near a school in northern Gaza.
On 30 November, Mamdouh Quneita of Al Aqsa TV was killed by a drone strike in the courtyard of Al-Ahli Hospital.
On 19 November, freelance photojournalist Ahmed Abu Shariya, working for Tasnim Agency, was killed in the Sabra neighbourhood.
On 16 November, Mohammed Saleh Al-Sharif was struck down by a drone near Kamal Adwan Hospital.
On 1 November, Bilal Muhammad Rajab, a photojournalist for Al-Quds Al-Youm, was killed by a drone in Gaza City’s Firas market.
On 27 October, a single airstrike on Asmaa ‘B’ School claimed the lives of three media workers:
Saed Radwan, head of digital at Al-Aqsa TV;
Hamza Abu Salmiya, reporter at Sand News;
and Haneen Mahmoud Baroud, of the Al Quds Foundation.
On 9 October, photojournalist Mohammad Al Tanani was killed in Jabalia. In the same attack, Tamer Lubbad was injured, and Al Jazeera’s Fadi Al-Wahidi was wounded by gunfire.
On 6 October, freelance journalist Hassan Hamad was killed in Jabalia after allegedly being warned by Israeli forces to stop filming.
On 30 September, journalist Wafa Aludaini, founder of October 16th Media Group, was killed alongside her husband and two children in Deir Al-Balah.
On 28 August, journalist Mohammad Abed Rabbo of Al-Manara Media was killed in central Gaza when his apartment was struck.
On 26 August, Ali Taima, cameraman for Al-Awda TV, was killed in Mawasi, Khan Yunis.
On 22 August, photojournalist Hossam Manal Al-Dabbaka of Al Quds TV died with his entire family when their apartment in Al-Maghazi refugee camp was bombed.
On 20 August, Hamza Murtaja was killed at Mustafa Hafez School in Gaza City.
On 18 August, Ibrahim Muhareb, a freelance photojournalist, was killed by shelling in Khan Yunis.
On 9 August, two journalists were killed in separate airstrikes:
Tamim Muammar of Voice of Palestine, and
Abdullah Al-Sousi of Al Aqsa TV.
On 31 July, Al Jazeera Arabic lost two men in a single strike in Shati refugee camp:
Ismail al-Ghoul and cameraman Rami al-Refee.
On 29 July, journalist Mohammad Majid Abu Daqa was killed in Khan Yunis.
On 13 July, Mohammad Manhal Abu Armanah died when airstrikes hit tents of displaced people in Khan Yunis.
On 6 July, three media workers were killed in Nuseirat:
Amjad Al-Jahjouh of Palestine Now,
Wafa Abu Dabaan of Islamic University radio,
and editor Rizq Abu Shakyan of Palestine Media Agency.
On 5 July, Saadi Madoukh and Adeeb Sukkar of Deep Shot Media were killed in Gaza City’s Daraj neighbourhood, while Mohammad Al Sakni of Al Quds TV died in Al-Tuffah.
On 1 July, editor-in-chief of Shams News, Mohammad Abu Sharia, succumbed to injuries from an earlier strike.
On 31 May, Ola al-Dahdouh, a local radio presenter with Watan, was killed when her home on Al-Jalaa Street was bombed.
On 17 May, photojournalist Mahmoud Jahjouh of the Palestine Post Network was killed with his family in Sheikh Radwan.
On 15 May, Hael Al-Najjar, of Al Aqsa Media, died in an airstrike on his Jabalia home.
On 11 May, Baha Akasha, a photojournalist for Al Aqsa Media, was killed in Al-Qasasib.
On 6 May, Mustafa Ayyad, a freelance photojournalist for Al Jazeera Live, was killed in the Zeitun neighbourhood.
On 25 April, Mohammed Basam Al Jamal of Palestine Now died from injuries sustained in an airstrike on his Rafah home.
On 28 March, two journalists died during Israel’s two-week military raid on Al-Shifa hospital:
Mohammed Abu Sakhil, editor for Shams News, and
Tariq al-Sayed Abu Shakil, digital editor for Voice of Al-Quds Radio.
On 25 March, Saher Akram Rayyan, a WAFA media worker, was killed in Gaza City.
On 15 March, photographer Abdel Rahman Saima of Raqmi TV was killed in a Gaza City bombing. On the same day, Mohammed al-Rifi, a photojournalist, died from earlier wounds.
On 5 March, Mohammed Khader Ahmad Salama, presenter at Al Aqsa TV, was killed in Deir al-Balah.
On 1 March, longtime journalist and PJS member Ibrahim Mahamid died from injuries inflicted five months earlier.
On 23 February, photojournalist Mohammad Yaghi, a contributor to Al Jazeera, was killed near Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
On 12 February, Alaa al-Hams, a journalist working with local media, died from wounds sustained two weeks earlier when an airstrike hit her home in Rafah. On the same day, Angham Ahmed Adwan, working for Libya’s February TV, was killed in Jabalia.
On 8 February, Nafez Abdel Jawad, director of Palestine TV, and his son were both killed when their home in Deir al-Balah was bombed.
On 29 January, Mohamed Abdel El Fatah Atta Allah, editor for Al-Risala newspaper, was killed with his family in a strike on Al-Shati refugee camp.
On 26 January, Iyad Ahmed Al-Ruwahi, a presenter for Voice of Al Aqsa Radio, died with family members in a strike on their home in Al Nuseirat.
On 14 January, photographer Yazan Al-Zuweidi of Al-Ghad TV was killed in Beit Hanoun.
On 11 January, journalist Mohammed Jamal Sabahi Al Thalathini, of Al Quds TV, was killed when his home in southern Gaza was struck.
On 10 January, Ahmad Bdeir, a journalist with Hadaf News magazine, was killed outside Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
On 9 January, Heba Al-Abdallah was killed when her home in Khan Yunis was bombed.
On 7 January, two journalists on assignment — Hamza Al-Dahdouh, son of Al Jazeera bureau chief Wael Al-Dahdouh, and videographer Mustafa Thuraya — were killed when a drone targeted their vehicle near Rafah.
On 5 January 2024, Akram Al-Shafei, correspondent for Safa News Agency, died from injuries sustained months earlier during the siege of Al-Shifa hospital.
On 29 December 2023, Jaber Abu Hedrous, a correspondent for Al-Quds Channel, was killed in a strike on his home.
On 28 December, two colleagues from Al Aqsa TV — photojournalist Ahmad Khair Al Din and archiving officer Mohammad Khair Al Din — were killed when their home in Beit Lahia was hit.
On 24 December, Huthaifa Lulu, a broadcast engineer formerly with Al Quds TV, was found dead with his family after their home was destroyed. On the same day, Mohammad Abdul Khaleq Al Ghuf, photojournalist for Al Rai, and Mohammad Saidi (Khalifa), director at Al Aqsa TV, were also killed.
On 23 December, Ahmad Jamal Madhoun, deputy director of Al Rai News Agency, was killed in a northern Gaza airstrike.
On 22 December, Mohammad Nasser Abu Hweidy, photojournalist for Al Istiqlal newspaper, died during coverage in Al Shoja’ia.
On 18 December, Abdallah Alwan, contributor to Al Jazeera’s Midan platform, was killed at his home in Jabalia refugee camp.
On 17 December, Haneen Ali Al-Qashtan, of Sawt Al Watan Radio, died with her family in a bombardment of Nuseirat.
On 16 December, Assem Kamal Moussa, journalist with Palestine Now, was killed when his home in Khan Yunis was hit.
On 15 December, Samer Abu Daqqa, Al Jazeera Arabic cameraman, was killed in a drone strike while covering an earlier school attack in Khan Yunis. His colleague, bureau chief Wael Al-Dahdouh, was wounded in the same strike.
On 13 December, Abdul Karim Odeh, former Al-Mayadeen correspondent, was killed in an airstrike on Nuseirat.
On 11 December, Narmeen Qawwas, an intern at Russia Today (RT), died in an airstrike on her family’s home.
On 9 December, three journalists were killed in separate airstrikes:
Ala Atallah, together with nine family members in Al-Daraj;
Mohamed Abu Samra, in southern Gaza;
and Duaa Jabbour, a freelancer for Eyes Media Network, who died with her family in Khan Yunis.
On 4 December, freelance journalist Shaima Jazzar, affiliated with Al Hayat and Majedat Rafah Network, was killed with nine family members in Rafah.
On 3 December, Hassan Farajallah, executive with Al Quds TV, died in a bombardment.
On 1 December, three journalists were lost:
Abdallah Darwish, photojournalist with Al Aqsa TV,
Muntaser Al-Sawaf, photographer with Anadolu Agency,
and his brother Marwan Al-Sawaf, photojournalist for Alef Media.
That same day, freelance journalist Adham Hassouna was killed in Gaza City.
On 25 November, the body of Nader Al-Nazli, a technician for Palestine TV, was found under the rubble of his home a week after it was bombed.
On 24 November, Amal Zahed was killed in Gaza City, while Mustafa Bakir, cameraman for Al Aqsa TV, died when his Nuseirat home was struck.
On 23 November, photojournalist Muhammad Moin Ayyash and several family members were killed in Nuseirat.
On 22 November, Mohamad Nabil Al-Zaq of Quds TV and Assem Al-Barsh of Al-Ray Radio were killed — the latter by a sniper in northern Gaza.
On 21 November, Jamal Hanieh, editor with Amwaj Sports Media Network, died in an airstrike on Gaza City.
On 20 November, digital broadcaster Ayat Al-Khaddura was killed in Beit Lahiya after sharing a final social media video from her home. That same day, Khamis Salem Deab, editor at Al Quds Radio, was also killed in an airstrike on his home.
On 19 November, Bilal Jadallah, director of Press House Gaza, was killed by an airstrike on his vehicle.
On 18 November, the following were confirmed dead:
Photographer Moseab Ashour in Nuseirat;
Journalist and writer Mustafa Al-Sawaf in Gaza City, killed with his wife and two children, while his sons — also journalists — were critically injured;
Amr Abu Hayya, of Al Aqsa TV, in Gaza;
Saary Mansour, director of Quds News Network;
Hassouneh Isleem, freelance photographer for Quds News;
and Abdelhalim Awad, driver for Al Aqsa TV, killed in a strike on his home.
On 15 November, freelance journalist Mahmoud Matar died in an airstrike on his Gaza home.
On 14 November, Yacoub Bursh, director general of Namaa Radio, was killed in a strike on his home.
On 13 November, photographer Ahmed Fatmah of Al Qahera News was killed.
On 12 November, Mousa Al Barsh, executive director of Namaa Radio, died in a strike on northern Gaza.
On 10 November, photojournalist Ahmed Al-Qara was killed at the entrance of Khuza’a town, east of Khan Yunis.
On 7 November, two journalists were killed:
Yahya Abu Munie, of Al Aqsa Radio, and
Mohammad Abu Hasira, WAFA correspondent, whose body was found in rubble days after a strike on Gaza’s port.
On 6 November, Mohammed Al Jajeh of Press House was killed in Al-Nasr, Gaza City.
On 2 November, Mohammad Abu Hatab, correspondent for Palestine TV, and Mohammed Bayyari of Al Aqsa TV were both killed in airstrikes.
That same day, Iyad Matar, an administrative staffer at Al Aqsa TV, also died in a strike on his home.
On 1 November, Majd Fadl Arandas of Al-Jamahir was killed during a bombing near his home in Nuseirat camp.
On 31 October, Majd Kashkou and Imad Wahidi of Palestine TV died in an airstrike on Gaza City.
On 30 October, Nazmi Al-Nadim, deputy director of finance and admin for Palestine TV, was killed in Zeitun.
On 27 October, Yasser Abu Namous, of Al Sahel Media, was killed in Khan Yunis.
On 26 October, Duaa Sharaf, of Al Aqsa Radio, and Mohammad Fayez Al Hassani, director at Rawasi, were killed in airstrikes.
On 25 October, six journalists died:
Jamal Al-Faqawi, of Mithaq Media Network;
Saed Al-Halabi, Ahmed Abu Mahadi, and Salma Mukhaimar, all of Al Aqsa TV;
Zaher Al Afghani, of Mithaq Media;
and Mohammed Imad Labad, of Al Resalah.
On 22 October, Roshdi Sarraj, co-founder of Ain Media and a widely respected filmmaker and fixer, was killed in an air raid that struck his home in western Gaza City. Sarraj had worked with international journalists for years, helping to bring Gaza’s stories to the world.
On 21 October, Hani Madhoun, an administrative staffer at Al Aqsa TV, was killed when an Israeli airstrike struck his home.
On 20 October, Muhammad Abu Ali, a journalist with Al-Shabab Radio, was killed when his home in northern Gaza was shelled.
On 19 October, Khalil Abu Athra, a cameraman for Al-Aqsa TV, was killed in the Al-Nasr neighborhood, north of Rafah.
On 18 October, Samih Al-Nadi, producer and director at Al-Aqsa TV, was killed in an aerial bombing.
On 17 October, journalist Isam Bahar, also of Al-Aqsa TV, died when his house in Gaza City was bombed. On the same day, Mohammed Balousha, a journalist with Palestine TV, was also killed in his apartment during shelling.
On 16 October, airstrikes targeted the home of journalist Abdul Hadi Habib, also of Al-Aqsa TV, killing him in the Zeitun neighborhood.
On 14 October, freelance journalist Yousef Dawwas was killed alongside his entire family in an airstrike.
On 13 October, Hossam Mubarak, working with Al Aqsa TV, died in northern Gaza after his home was shelled.
On 12 October, Ahmed Shehab, producer for Voice of Prisoners Radio, was killed in an airstrike on Jabalia refugee camp, along with his family.
On 11 October, Mohammed Fayez Yousef Abu Matar, a 28-year-old freelance photographer, was killed in Rafah while covering the military operations. His death was confirmed by WAFA.
On 10 October, three journalists were killed in a single devastating strike near Gaza City’s fishing port:
Said Al-Tawil, director of Al-Khamisa News Agency,
Mohammed Sobboh, photojournalist, and
Hisham Al-Nawahjh, photographer — both from Khabar News Agency. They had been documenting the evacuation of a residential building when the missile struck.
Also on 10 October, Salam Meimah, a journalist with Al Quds Radio, was killed in an airstrike on her home in Jabalia. Her body was found three days later beneath the rubble.
On 8 October, freelance journalist Asaad Shamlakh was killed alongside his family in an airstrike on Sheikh Ejline, Gaza City.
On 7 October 2023, the first day of the war, saw the deaths of three journalists:
Mohammad Al-Salhi, a photojournalist for Fourth Authority News Agency, was shot dead near Al-Bureij while covering military operations;
Ibrahim Lafi, of Ain Media, was killed while reporting near Beit Hanoun;
and Mohammad Jarghoun, working for Smart Media, died while covering the fighting near Rafah.
That same day, two other media workers were declared missing: Nidal Al-Wahidi of Al-Najah TV, later confirmed arrested by Israeli forces, and photographer Haitham Abdel Wahed of Ain Media. Their fates remain a grim reminder that not all deaths in war zones are instant — and not all bodies are found.
As the war wore on, the destruction spread beyond the bodies of journalists to their tools and institutions. Entire newsrooms — including Al-Ayyam, Gaza FM, Shehab News, and Ma’an — were flattened or left in ruins. Cameras fell silent, not because the story ended, but because the storytellers were gone.
The IFJ and PJS continue to maintain a live list — verifying each name, confirming each location, noting the outlet, and preserving the profession. But no database can capture what was lost. No obituary can fully explain the void left behind.
Every one of these journalists carried the flame of testimony through darkness. In their final acts, they left the world not with silence, but with evidence. Images. Words. Names. Now it is our responsibility to say those names, to write them down, and to keep their work alive.
Let this memorial be more than a list of names.
Let it be a warning.
Let it be a vow.
We will not look away.
We will not forget.
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